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Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!

Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!

A no nonsense, easy to use guide for making the switch from Windows to the Linux Desktop.

2005

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Marcel Gagné

Unusual Eclipse Watching Tips

Over on yon Facebook, there was this list of eclipse watching tips floating about. Some of it was pretty funny and so I reshared the list…

4 min readApr 8, 2024

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Unusual Eclipse Watching Tips

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Marcel Gagné

The Easter Story Explained

Some years back, my youngest son asked me about Easter. What it was all about? More importantly, what’s with all the eggs? Luckily, as a…

4 min readMar 28, 2024

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The Easter Story Explained

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Marcel Gagné

The Problem with “The Three-Body Problem”

I don’t often do reviews, but when I do, they’re not usually in my blog, but they are very opinionated. You have been warned. Okay, so it’s…

4 min readMar 27, 2024

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The Problem with “The Three-Body Problem”

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Marcel Gagné

We Are As Gods

I’ve been reading a fascinating book, “God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning”, written by Meghan…

4 min readFeb 26, 2024

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We Are As Gods

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Marcel Gagné

Confusing Religion and Technology

“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” — Abraham Maslow

7 min readJan 30, 2024

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Confusing Religion and Technology

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Marcel Gagné
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The Modern Scientist

Blame the Tool or Blame the Tool User?

A long time ago and far away, a Captain in the British Army retired from service and moved to an estate near Ballinrobe in Ireland. His…

6 min readJan 23, 2024

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Blame the Tool or Blame the Tool User?

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Marcel Gagné

Who Stole The Pockets?!

Sherman, set the Wayback machine to 1983, to a time when MTV ruled television. You’re captured by the endless stream of music videos…

5 min readJan 12, 2024

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Who Stole The Pockets?!

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Marcel Gagné

Goodbye, Privacy!

“You have no privacy. Get over it!”

8 min readDec 14, 2023

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Goodbye, Privacy!

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Marcel Gagné

Lest We Forget

Remembering the past is what this post is about and on this November 11, 2023, I once again find myself thinking about wars past, wars…

5 min readNov 10, 2023

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Lest We Forget

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Marcel Gagné

The True History of Giving Someone The Middle Finger. Maybe.

Some stories just keep coming round and round again. That’s why God invented Snopes; to helpfully and hopefully explore the veracity of…

4 min readNov 10, 2023

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The True History of Giving Someone The Middle Finger. Maybe.

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Marcel Gagné

Marcel Gagné

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Writer and Free Thinker at Large. Ruggedly handsome! Science, Linux, & technology geek. The Cooking With Linux guy. Opinionated. Loves games, food, and wine!

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